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    Say goodbye to your hopes of a 12" MBP

    http://yourtech.typepad.com/main/2006/05/its_official_no.html It's too bad too, I <3 my little powerbook, i have a feeling the MB just won't feel the same (new keyboard, bigger, heavier, not metal) On the plus side, wireless will be better, but I'm gonna miss this little thing when I...
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    ipod nano dead?? need some help please

    Ok so i left it sitting around for a few days when the battery went low one time, and now it's not responding at all. When i plug it in the nano makes this really high pitched sound from it's buzzer, and it's not mounting as a disk or showing up in itunes or anything. Anyone know what might be...
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    Grapher broken for me in 1.4.3

    For some reason the inspector in grapher isn't working anymore. If you click on an equation, it pops up with the options, but then they disappear rather quickly and leave only the little dialog box that says "Show: All" Also the rendering of 3d graphs has slown considerably, even after a...
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    anyway to keep applications from using the internet?

    Everytime i open my powerbook up at a cafe here, and it recognizes it's wireless connection, adium and mail, etc. start immediatly idioticly using the connection before i can get my vpn set up. is there any way to prevent this?
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    yes, another "which camera should i buy" thread

    Here's a list of criteria: Reasonably good resolution LOW time from when you click to when it actually takes the picture (yeah i know how you are supposed to hold it down a little so the autofocus works faster, but a lot of people don't) Reasonably fast multishot would be nice...
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    Deja Vu = ?

    So i was meddling in the System Preferences this morning and ran across "Deja Vu" Which i don't recognize as an actual Apple product, but it looks like it can do backups and stuff like that. I'm curious if it can backup to a website using ssh or ftp or the like?
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    next iLife app?

    What do you guys think should be the next addition to iLife? Personally i think they need some good accounting software, it seems like everything about there is either really expensive, or it sucks.
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    is VPN over an unsecured wireless connection safe?

    I'm at a friends house and they have an open wireless network. Would it be wise for me to connect via VPN to my college campus so my connection will be secured? Don't give me any crap about telling them to secure their network, i'm planning on doing that when they get back, just need an answer
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    need to sell ASAP: Sony SJ22 PDA

    includes PDA, stylus, usb data/charging cable, and i'll put the CD in there if i can find it. Looking for $80 shipped BTW this is one of the sony HiRes models with the 320x320 screen, it has palmOS 4. Pretty good condition, no scratches because it's always had a screen protector. I've...
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    possibly vunerability in safari?

    I noticed today when i was filling out some forms online is started filling a bunch of shit in for me when i typed my name or email in and alt-tabbed. Seems like an exploit could VERY easy be made from this using form elements on a hidden layer, since the user would not know that those fields...
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    bluetooth speakers?

    I've googled a bit for this, but still haven't found any info on it. Does anyone know if there are speakers than can be used over a bluetooth connection? That is, I dont want to have to plug in some RF adapter to get them to work, just use the internal bluetooth and connect to them
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    FS/FT: Athlon 64 3200+, 512MB, 200GB, ATI 9800 Pro

    Mobo is an Epox 8KDA3J, with a 754 pin Athlon 64 3200+ ATi Radeon 9800 Pro 128 MB 40x-12x-48x CD-RW 160 GB Samsung SP1604N 80 GB Western Digital WD800BB Here's a 3dmark screenshot from a while ago: I honestly don't know if that's still considered good or not, but the date on it...
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    the stupid, stupid things i deal with...

    you think you helpdesk people have it bad, look what i have to deal with as a student: this guy wanted some help with his program, what we had to do was write a print_vector function that would print the contents of a vector of integers.. anyway, it's long as hell, but pretty funny how...
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    Just got my new powerbook 12" :D

    This thing completely kicks ass, only 4 real qualms so far. 1. 1024x768 is a little small with the giant bar at the bottom 2. non case sensitive filesystem 3. no delete key (windows style delete that is) 4. lack of dedicated home/end keys (though im getting used to using apple-arrow...
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    wooohoooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!

    PURCHASE INFORMATION ORDER Part Number: Z0BB Product Name: PowerBook 12" 1.5GHz SuperDrive Options: 065-5384 768MB DDR333 (256MB built-in + 512MB SO-DIMM) 065-5470 80GB Ultra ATA drive @ 5400rpm 065-5471 8x SuperDrive...
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    little program i wrote..convert decimal to any base

    I've been trying to learn C for this other class im taking, (not the C++ one) so i wrote this as an exercise from some book, i think i did a pretty good job on it, so i figured i'd post it for fun. #include <stdio.h> #include <stdlib.h> void draw(int x) { printf("%c"...
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    need some help (C++)

    So im taking a C++ class here at Texas A&M, taught by dr stroustrup nonetheless, and im having some trouble with this bit of code. basically you are supposed to input a bunch of words, and it will display them back, "bleeping" out the words you dont want to see. #include...
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    WTT: my sony clie sj22 (pda) + $$ for your ipod

    I have a sony SJ22, pretty damn good condition; bought it from a previous owned who always used screen covers, i've always used them too so the screen underneath is mint condition. a few minor ( < 1/8" ) scratches on the back unit works perfectly, and is great for organizing...
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    question about memory for Athlon 64's

    what kind of memory do i need to get? will the DDR 200 memory that i use on my 2100+ thoroughbred work? Also can anyone explain to me the whole HTT system, i still dont get it? thanks for your help, and sorry if the questions suck, but i haven't been in the market for awhile and i dont...
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    does antialiasing have any effect when running on LCDS?

    if you are running an lcd at it's native resolution, will antialiasing have any effect on how the image looks? seems to me that it wouldnt make much of a difference at all. the reason i ask, im in the market for a new monitor and im debating lcd vs crt
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    X31, x40, t42?!?! i cant decide! someone help!

    so im looking for a portable laptop for college that i can take to all my classes for notes and such, i want something with ~4-5 hours battery life, a nice readable screen, and a keyboard that is easy to type on. oh, and it needs to be bulletproof. can anyone help me decide between these?
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    help with system upgrade

    I want to get a better system, but all my stuff is pretty much impossible to upgrade so i need some advice as to what path to take heres my specs. Albatron KT400 mobo Athlon XP 2100+ 1024MB 266MHz DDR GeForce 4 MX 440 40x cd burner 2 20 gig HD's and one 80 gig shitty case i want to...
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    games crashing in anywhere above 800x600

    whenever i play a game in a resoltion above 800x600, after about 10-15 minutes into the game the computer decides to randomly restart.. Specs... Athlon XP 2100+ GeForce 3 Ti 500 1024 MB ram
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    problems with crashing

    i have a geforce 3 ti 500, and my system keeps crashing whenever i play a game... when it reboots, the windows error reporting thing says its a problem with the video card driver, but i have the newest ones from the site, so i don't see how that would be... anyone have any ideas?
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    installing windows xp over a network?

    i've got the files on one computer, the other doesnt have a cdrom, and i dont want to swap it out... is there any way i can install it over a network?
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